Time to Positivity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Possible Correlation with the Source and Outcome of Infection | Zendy

Riad Khatib | Zendy; Kathleen Riederer | Zendy; Sajjad Saeed | Zendy; Leonard B. Johnson | Zendy; Mohamad G. Fakih | Zendy; Mamta Sharma | Zendy; M. S. Tabriz | Zendy; Amir Khosrovaneh | Zendy

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Time to Positivity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Possible Correlation with the Source and Outcome of Infection

Author(s) -

Riad Khatib,

Kathleen Riederer,

Sajjad Saeed,

Leonard B. Johnson,

Mohamad G. Fakih,

Mamta Sharma,

M. S. Tabriz,

Amir Khosrovaneh

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/432472

Subject(s) - bacteremia , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , blood culture , surrogate endpoint , staphylococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , antibiotics , biology , genetics

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia often persists and causes metastatic infections. It is unknown whether the time between blood culture incubation and growth detection (i.e., the time to positivity) in a continuously monitored system--a probable surrogate marker of bacteremia severity--correlates with outcome.

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